DISCOVER THE TOP 10 FRENCH FAVORITE CHEESE!

97220 Views 7/06/2023 0 comments Posted By: Emmanuel Poulet-Harmel In: Blog of gourmets

 Do you know what is the favorite cheese of the French? Very Gourmand l'Epicerie Française makes you discover a TOP 10 of those they love at all costs! 

  Saint-Nectaire defends its place well last in the top 10, sometimes overtaken by Cantal. It was long called "rye cheese" because of its ripening which was carried out on rye straw. 

   Reblochon is in 9th place; this Savoyard cheese is the essential ingredient that makes the tartiflette special. The triumph of this famous potato gratin has largely contributed to the expansion of Reblochon! 

  Finally, we have the Petit Basque, which is a very regional marked cheese. However, it is a great success with confirmed cheese consumers. 

  Roquefort, which is called the prince of blues, sits only in 7th place. Indeed, if this blue-veined cheese attracts the favors of many suitors, it also makes many enemies because of its very particular taste. 

  Coulommiers surely suffers from the fame of its fellow travellers: Brie and Camembert. This little brother, also known as the "little Brie de Coulommiers", traces its origins back to the Middle Ages and its gastronomic fairs in different counties. 

  Then we have Brie, this raw milk cheese which owes its name to the Brie region. Among the most recognized bries, we have Brie de Melun and Brie de Meaux. You can find the latter, which has been AOC certified since 1980, on the website of our grocery store . 

  Emmental and Gruyère are close behind the top 3, with their place as essentials, and their habit of being grated on our plates or covering our delicious gratins. They proudly display their position of 4th. 

  The Comté arrives on the 3rd step of the podium, a raw cow's milk cheese, with cooked pressed paste. Thanks to its smoothness in the mouth and its flavor, it is unanimous. This raw cow's milk cheese, dating from medieval times, is produced in wheels with an average diameter of 65 cm, which amounts to a weight of 32 to 45 kg and requires approximately 450 liters of milk. 

  The silver medal is then awarded to the Yule Log. Its fine taste goes well with many fruits and vegetables and can be easily added to both savory and sweet dishes. It is true that goat cheese exists in very varied forms. There are about ten AOC goat cheeses, whether fresh, semi-dry or dry. Among the most famous are the bûche de Sainte-Maure and the Crottin de Chavignol. 

  Camembert is crowned with laurels with its title of undisputed leader at the top of the list of the best cheeses according to the French. Camembert remains the emblem of French cheese. There are different Camemberts: Camembert de Normandie AOC, Camembert au Calvados AOC and Truffle Camembert that you will certainly recognize on our Very Gourmand website.